In Hollywood, they say you never can be too rich or too thin. They don’t say that in Washington. There, you can be at least too rich. Trouble is, defining what’s too rich. Last year Barack Obama said a million bucks made you rich and you should pay more taxes. …
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The largest truck to make our list, the Dodge Dakota — sold as the Raider by Mitsubishi — is also the most expensive. New in 2005, the Dakota received a minor freshening for 2008. The standard 3.7-liter Magnum V-6 delivers 210 horsepower while managing an EPA rating of 16 mpg …
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The bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth will be honored next year on four new pennies depicting the life of the nation’s sixteenth president. The U.S. Mint unveiled the designs at the Lincoln Memorial on Monday. The new coins will be released beginning on Feb. 12, 2009, and show Lincoln’s Kentucky …
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NEW YORK – The racy, historical novel based on the Prophet Muhammad’s child bride that Random House pulled the plug on last month will finally be released, the book’s new publisher told FOXNews.com. Sherry Jones’ controversial work, “The Jewel of Medina,” will be released in Great Britain next month by …
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WASHINGTON – Efforts to help free an American pastor sentenced to more than three years in prison by a Russian court for smuggling in a box of hunting ammo attracted renewed attention Tuesday as Washington officials added their diplomatic heft to the cause. The battle had been playing largely outside …
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Critics are calling for the resignation of a U.N. official who publicly supports investigating theories that the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were an “inside job.” Richard Falk, the special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, investigates alleged Israeli violations of human …
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Christie Stops Trial | Musical ‘Shrek’ Revealed | Sting, Police Head to Big Finale | Bronfman’s $73.5M Screw-Up; New York Gossip Christie Brinkley‘s divorce trial went on hold for three hours on Wednesday before resuming later in the day. In the last couple of days, Brinkley’s pals have urged her …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Bush Whacking A liberal advocacy group plans to spend $8.5 million this year in an effort to keep President Bush’s approval ratings down — and tarnish his legacy. Americans United for Change is a labor-funded organization. It says it will buy ads …
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LOS ANGELES – How does someone like Paris Hilton celebrate her 27th birthday? She’ll appear as a burlesque bombshell and guest Pussycat Doll on stage at the lounge at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, of course! Paris will be 27 on Feb. 17, and Pop Tarts has confirmed that she’ll …
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LOS ANGELES – Hulk Hogan‘s 17-year-old son Nick Hogan was recently sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading no contest to charges of reckless driving in an accident that left his close friend critically injured. But friends of the “Hogan Knows Best” family are more concerned about his 20-year-old …
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